Corbyn and Jackson among MPs calling for TfL rethink on ticket office closures

Local MPs Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) and Glenda Jackson

(Hampstead and Kilburn) are among a group of members calling for London

Underground to rethink its plans to cut hundreds of ticket office staff from tube stations.

Motions

tabled in the House of Commons by the group - which also includes London representatives John

McDonnell and Virendra Sharma, alopng with MPs from outside the capital Ian Davidson, Ronnie Campbell, Jim

McGovern and Linda Riordan - state that the job losses would adversely

affect tube services and cause problems for disabled passengers.

The

calls to retain ticket office staff also highlight safety concerns for

late-night passengers. Ticket offices under threat include those at

Northern Line

stations Archway Tufnell Park and Hampstead, along with nearby stations at Finsbury Park and Belsize Park.

TfL have said the

proposals will bring ticket office staffing into line with customer

demand. "All of our stations will continue to be staffed at all times

while

trains are operating," said a spokesperson, "and all stations with a

ticket office will

continue to have one."

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